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Recording of a conversation between Paddy Leadon and other veterans of Bomber Command

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/25

Recording of a conversation between Bomber Command veterans, in which various aspects of Second World War bombing operations are discussed.

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Recording made at a ceremony granting RAF Bridgnorth Freedom of Entry to the borough of Bridgnorth, 12 April 1950

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/62

Recording in which a radio commentator describes the scene in the town of Bridgnorth on 12 April 1950, when RAF Bridgnorth was granted Freedom of Entry to the borough.

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An RAF Squadron in Iceland - Captain W.S.H. Garforth

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1853

Recording in which Captain Garforth discusses the problems associated with winter operations from Iceland, including ice on the runways, frozen controls, freezing wind and unreliable magnetic compasses.

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Flying Officer Coker - rescue from a Portuguese ship

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1855

Flying Officer Coker explains how he was forced to ditch his Hudson in the sea near a Portuguese merchant ship. The crew were then transferred to a Royal Navy destroyer.

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Flying Officer K.W.S. Tarrant DFC - Hudson's amazing escape

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1839

Flying Officer Tarrant explains how his Hudson aircraft hit a rock in a Norwegian fjord and returned to an airfield in the United Kingdom, despite having sustained substantial damage.

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Wing Commander Freeman - Attack on Turin

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6398

Wing Commander Freeman describes the flight across France, the crossing of the Alps and the attack on a target in Turin. The use of astro-navigation during the flight is mentioned.

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Treble-Four, the glider tug

Film & Sound, X001-1990

Recording in which Flight Lieutenant James (Jimmy) Edwards, the pilot of a Douglas Dakota (KG444), describes operations on D-Day and during Operation Market Garden.

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Flight Lieutenant Gatward - Beaufighter over Paris

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1888

Flight Lieutenant Gatward gives his account of a low level flight over Paris in a Beaufighter of 236 Squadron, during which two French flags were dropped.

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Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1994

Recording in which Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas lists the achievements of 74 Squadron during the Second World War.

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Charles Gardner and 'Cobber' Kain

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-1790

Recorded interview in which Cobber Kain gives an account of an engagement between Hurricanes of 73 Squadron and several Messerschmitt 109s.

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